comb
noun
a toothed strip of plastic, hard rubber, bone, wood, or metal, used for arranging the hair, untangling it, or holding it in place.
combing
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present participleof comb.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Pancho’s brother called up the leaders of the self-defense milita, and soon 200 men were combing the hills by flashlight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Or, more likely, amid the backwaters of eBay: The directors reportedly ordered a massive amount of textual material online, combing through it to find anything relevant to their project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
But after combing through the info we do have, Slate’s Heather Schwedel renders this brutally honest verdict.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Many Venezuelans were combing through wreckage in search of loved ones, while others turned to social media in an effort to find relatives and friends who had vanished in the disaster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
The searchlights were combing the sky and the antiaircraft guns were firing as usual as the Po-2s approached the enemy lines.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
